Created summer academy that gave teachers 3 grad credits (district paid for by partnering with Neurman College -
Cost for approx 100 teachers:
270 Grad credits $2500.00 total
64 SMART Boards for $73600
18 Laptops $1800
8 Student Response Systems $8000
Key findings
Preferred Prof Dev:
District offered
Peer-to-peer
Conferences
From the Data - Technology Academy
5 coaches (1 per/bldg) - each led a day
2 bldg administrators
Give coaches equipment and training
Ohter Partnerships
Delco Consulting
Smart Technologies
Dell
Turning Technologies
Agenda (1 per day):
AM - coach presentation
PM - collaboration/work time with coaches and peers (grouped by level, dept, etc.)
Session A - SMART board
Session B - Multimedia
Session C - Videoconferencing
Session D - Internet and Microsoft Copyright Laws/Legalities
Last Day - Presentations
3 years of repeating Academy to get all teachers through (154 signed up already)
Tech 2 Academy this summer (90+ signed up for this year)
PACT grant used for funding (used for grad credits)
Approx. $1000 alloted for each participant's hardware
Started planning for following summer in Fall
Follow-up workshops during the following school year with coaches during Flex time
Created summer academy that gave teachers 3 grad credits (district paid for by partnering with Neurman College -
Cost for approx 100 teachers:
Key findings
From the Data - Technology Academy
Ohter Partnerships
Agenda (1 per day):
3 years of repeating Academy to get all teachers through (154 signed up already)
Tech 2 Academy this summer (90+ signed up for this year)
PACT grant used for funding (used for grad credits)
Approx. $1000 alloted for each participant's hardware
Started planning for following summer in Fall
Follow-up workshops during the following school year with coaches during Flex time